Jislah Financial Services, a leading non-banking financial institution, has held a day’s seminar to train its customers on proper ways of keeping books of accounts

Company representatives took both loan and investment clients of the company’s through topics such as Building a Good Credit, Credit Bureau in Ghana and Book Keeping at the head office at Kokomlemle.

Facilitators of the seminar include, Yvonne Mensah-Asare, Business Development Manager at Dun & Bradstreet Credit Bureau and Mr. Clement Agyapong, Head of Operations, Jislah Financial Services.

Speaking to the press on the objective of the seminar, Mr. Clement Agyapong disclosed that Jislah over the years observed clients who sought for facilities from the company did not have proper books of accounts whiles others even had little or no knowledge of it.

He said this made it difficult to grant them the facilities.

“As a Financial Institution, we are not only concerned about profit but committed towards satisfying the needs of our customers so we decided to organize the seminar to equip our customers with the knowledge of book keeping we hope will enhance their business,” he said.

He adds that the seminar will enhance beneficiaries become good corporate citizens by ensuring that through the preparation of their financial statements they also pay taxes to government for national development.

Most of the participants present were upbeat about the usefulness of the seminar.

A customer, and President of the Ghana Goldsmith and Jewellers , Mr. Shallovern Srodah, described the seminar as a step in the right direction.

He said Jislah’s move should be emulated by other financial Institutions to help the business community.

“Most of us had little or no knowledge about proper book keeping and credit bureau as such this course has come at the appropriate time in this era of competition, “he said.